Bloomberg Law
Aug. 23, 2017, 7:51 PM UTC

DLA Piper Hires Former Lawyer to President

Max Siegelbaum

Christopher Oprison, a former associate counsel to President George W. Bush, joined DLA Piper’s litigation group as a partner in Miami.

He joins from Akerman, where he was a partner who focused on white collar crime, and has represented a colorful cast of clients. Recently, he defended Sebastian Gorka, an advisor to Donald Trump, who was caught with a loaded handgun at Regan International Airport.

At DLA Piper, Oprison said he plans to pivot slightly and specialize in health care cases, but will continue to take on the occasional criminal defense case. One of his specialties is representing health care clients in ...

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